Kaohsiung

Summary

Kaohsiung is a city^[1]. Kaohsiung ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,548 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kaohsiung is located in Taiwan^[3].
• Kaohsiung is in the country of Taiwan^[4].
• Kaohsiung's head of government is recorded as Chen Chi-mai^[5].
• Kaohsiung's head of government is recorded as Frank Hsieh^[6].
• Kaohsiung's head of government is recorded as Wu Den-yih^[7].
• Kaohsiung's image is recorded as Kaohsiung Skyline 2020.jpg^[8].
• Kaohsiung's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].
• Kaohsiung's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Kaohsiung's instance of is recorded as special municipality^[11].
• Kaohsiung's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Kaohsiung's instance of is recorded as port city^[13].
• Kaohsiung's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kaohsiung City.svg^[14].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Pingtung County^[15].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Tainan^[16].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Chiayi County^[17].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Nantou County^[18].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Hualien County^[19].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Taitung County^[20].
• Kaohsiung's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Kaohsiung City.svg^[21].
• Q96175961 is named after Kaohsiung^[22].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yancheng District^[23].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gushan District^[24].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zuoying District^[25].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nanzih District^[26].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sanmin District^[27].

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Geography

Kaohsiung is in the country of Taiwan^[4]. Kaohsiung is located in Taiwan^[3]. Kaohsiung's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], special municipality^[11], big city^[12], and port city^[13].

History and Context

Q96175961 is named after Kaohsiung^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kaohsiung include Kaohsiung International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Taiwan^[30]; Kaohsiung Mosque^[31], a mosque^[32], in Taiwan^[33], founded in 1949^[34]; and 215080 Kaohsiung^[35], an asteroid^[36].

Why It Matters

Kaohsiung ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,548 views/month).^[2] Kaohsiung has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Kaohsiung is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Kaohsiung include Kaohsiung International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Taiwan^[30]; Kaohsiung Mosque^[31], a mosque^[32], in Taiwan^[33], founded in 1949^[34]; and 215080 Kaohsiung^[35], an asteroid^[36].